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LOT 2282
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Stars
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/2 in. (321 grams, 16.5 cm).
Comprising a pair of Ophiuroidea sp. on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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